MATT BEALL - Matt is delighted to be making his San Francisco debut in Shopping! The Musical after just having performed in New Wrinkles at Chanticleers Theatre. He has appeared in many productions with Altarena Playhouse, Alameda Civic Light Opera, Douglas Morrison and The Golden State Theatre. Favorite roles include Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Warnock Walgrave in The Nerd, Mr.Goldstone in Gypsy, Sam in Wait Until Dark, Dr. Lloyd in Life With Father, and multiple roles in several productions of Annie.

LYDIA WIRTH (Choreographer) After training and performing with The San Francisco Ballet for 10 years, Lydia moved to New York City to pursue a professional career in dance and theater. When she was not touring across theUnited States in such musicals as The King And I, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, or West Side Story, Lydia focused her attention on teaching various styles of dance, such as jazz, ballet and hip-hop. She also performed in and choreographed music videos for a variety of New York music institutions, including Def Jam and Columbia Records. After returning to the West Coast, Lydia has focused her energy on teaching, choreography and production.

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Meet the Cast and Crew

KIM LARSEN - Kim is excited to be working on a new Morrie Bobrow show having already appeared in his productions of Are We Almost There?, With Relish, and Gridlock. Since moving to the Bay Area in the early '90s, he has been on many stages, including Theatre Rhinoceros, 42nd Street Moon, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Thrillpeddlers, Exit Theatre, and Center Repertory. Favorite roles include Malvolio in Twelfth Night and Mortimer in Arsenic and Old Lace. He is the publisher of the GayPocket San Francisco guide and is currently serving on the Board of Theatre Rhinoceros.

DEBORAH RUSSO - A native San Franciscan, Deborah was one of the original cast members in the critically acclaimed musical revue, New Wrinkles, running for 5 months at The Palm Room. She has performed in numerous shows, including her one-woman show at San Francisco's Plush Room.She has also worked as choreographer for Stapleton's production of The Music Man, assistant director for 3 years for the YES Foundation's Children Theater and co-director and choreographer for St. Patrick's production of The Sound of Music. She teaches musical theater, Drama Fun, Jazzercise and Jr. Jazzercise. Her website is www.gottasingthatsong.com.

DAVID GOODWIN - David is grateful to make his San Francisco debut in Shopping! The Musical. His credits include performing, directing and producing throughout the Iowa, Missouri and Illinois area. Some of his most memorable roles were in productions of The Music Man (Harold Hill), Pippin (Leading Player), You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Snoopy) and The Odd Couple(Felix). David is currently studying in the studio program at the American Conservatory Theater.

SARA HAUTER - Sara has appeared in five of Bobrow's award-winning musical revues: New Wrinkles, Are We Almost There?, With Relish, Quirks, and Party of One. At the New Conservatory Theatre, Sara was featured in The End (a world premiere by George Furth and Doug Katsouras) and Closer Than Ever. She appeared in Pacific Alliance's Fiddler On The Roof (Grandma Tzeitel) and the Willows Theatre production of Big River. Sara studies at Studio ACT and has appeared in revues by Cole Porter and Jerry Herman, the musicals Baby (Arlene) and Working (Waitress), and in Carey Perloff's World Premiere production of No For An Answer.

David Goodwin Sara Hauter Kim Larsen Deborah Russo

ANGELA DWYER (Accompanist) Angela grew up in the rural west coast of Scotland and gained a bachelor of music degree at the Ian Tomlin School of Music, Napier University, Edinburgh. Working as an accompanist and vocal repetiteur, she performed throughout Scotland and was pianist for numerous musical productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, including The Hot Mikado, The Wizard of Oz and Cabaret. She traveled extensively as a pianist with Holland America Line for six years, all the while continuing her land career with performances in the United Kingdom and the United States. Angela has over ten years of piano teaching experience and currently teaches at the Amabile School of Music. Along with Morrie Bobrow's Shopping! The Musical and Party of 2, Angela can be found performing in various musical productions, classes and concerts around the Bay Area. For more information, please visit www.angeladwyermusic.com.

CHRIS DWYER - Chris is happy to be back home on a San Francisco stage and joining Morrie Bobrow's Shopping! family. Having spent 8 years as a lead singer for Stiletto Entertainment's production shows, Chris was able to see the world and perform on the QE2, as well as on several ships of Holland America Cruise Lines. Before traveling the high seas, some of Chris' favorite roles included Billy Lawlor in 42nd Street, Lun Tah in The King and I, Bernardo in West Side Story, and Paul in A Chorus Line, as well as being cast in the European tour of Evita.

CLARE HOLSTEIN - After recently moving back to the Bay Area, Clare is excited to be making her debut in Shopping!She has studied vocal performance at CA Institute of the Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Studio A.C.T. She is looking forward to a diverse career in music and performance and thinks there is no better way to begin than in good ol' musical theater. Enjoy!

JESSICA POISSON - Jessica grew up on the musical theater stage. She performed the role of Sandy in Greaseand had cameo roles in A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forumand The Music Man. She graduated from The Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Performance with an emphasis on Opera. During her studies, she performed the title role in Carmen and starred as Tessa in The Gondoliers.She has lived in the Bay Area for over six years and was most recently seen in Bisceglie's Forever Broadway at the Herbst Theatre.